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Glenn Loury (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) and Rajiv Sethi (Barnard College)
- The evolution of Glenn’s seminal paper on political correctness . 02:47
- Self-censorship in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . 08:16
- An economic analysis of “the emperor has no clothes” . 22:54
- How extremists outmaneuver moderates . 37:09
- The chaperone effect and the importance of “tokenism” . 43:18
- Truth tellers, Julius Caesar, and breaking out of bad equilibria . 59:08
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Rajiv Sethi
Glenn Loury
Rajiv Sethi
Recorded:Aug 10
Posted:Aug 12, 2014
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- Glenn’s 1994 paper, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse” (PDF)
- Albert Hirschman’s book, “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty”
- Orwell’s essay, “Politics and the English Language”
- Michael Walzer’s book, “The Company of Critics”
- Walzer’s book, “Interpretation and Social Criticism”
- American Prospect debate on affirmative action
- Sheryll Cashin’s new book, “Place, Not Race”
- “Julius Caesar,” Act 3, Scene 2
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